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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary 2015:

Principal Translations

core n

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core n

core n
core n as
adj

(centre of a planet)

centro nm
ncleo nm
The Earth's core is thousands of kilometers below ground.
El centro de la Tierra est a miles de kilmetros bajo tierra.
El ncleo de la Tierra est a miles de kilmetros bajo tierra.
(centre of a fruit)
corazn nm
The core of a pear is stringy and tough.
El corazn de la pera es fibroso y duro.
figurative (essential part)
meollo nm
ncleo nm
(figurado, coloquial)
corazn nm
The core of the problem remains unsolved, and the two sides
continue to be at war.
El meollo del problema permanece sin resolver y ambos bandos
continan en guerra.
(nuclear power)
ncleo nm
The reactor's core melted, and caused hundreds of deaths.
El ncleo del reactor se fundi y provoc cientos de muertes.
figurative (soul) (figurative) mdula nf
tutano nm
He is a conservative to his very core.
Es conservador hasta la mdula.
Es conservador hasta el tutano.
(muscles of torso, abdomen) msculos del torso grupo nom
figurative (central)
base nf
cartera principal nf + adj

They want to broaden their business without losing their core

customers.
Quieren ampliar su negocio sin perder su base de clientes.
Quieren ampliar su negocio sin perder su cartera principal de
clientes.
core n as
(relating to torso muscles)
de los msculos del torso loc
adj
adj
These exercises will develop your core strength.
Estos ejercicios desarrollarn la fuerza de tus msculos del torso.
core [sth]vt (fruit: remove centre)
descarozar, deshuesar vtr
r
sacar el corazn, sacar el
centro loc verb
First, you need to core the apple.
Primero, debes descarozar (or: deshuesar) la manzana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary 2015:

Compound Forms:
core | CORE

core
business n

(main business activity)

actividad principal nf + adj

mf
negocio principal mn + adj
mf
They decided to sell off several recent acquisitions and
concentrate on their core business.
Decidieron vender varias de sus adquisiciones recientes y
concentrarse en su actividad principal.
asignaturas comunes nfpl

core
curriculumn
core
currculo comn nm
curriculumn
core
currculum comn nm
curriculumn
core drill n
(tool: bores holes)
taladro nm
We were able to extract mineral samples using a core drill.
La pared era muy dura y me quebr la mecha del taladro.
core
(basic increase in prices)
inflacin subyacente nf
inflation n

Para calcular la inflacin subyacente, se toma en cuenta el

ndice de precios al consumo, excluyendo aqullos que
fluctan por imponderables.
core nation n (country: powerful)
potencia econmica loc nom
f
EE.UU., China y Japn son las principales potencias
econmicas mundiales.
core subject n
asignatura comn nf
core
(fundamental ethical beliefs) valores fundamentales nmpl
values npl
Dan una charla sobre cules son los valores fundamentales en
la convivencia humana.
foam core,
(lightweight polystyrene
cartn pluma loc nom m
foam board n board)
Ha trado el cartn pluma autoadhesivo?
hard coren
(those most committed
aplicado adj
to [sth])
The arduous ascent soon separated the wimps from the hard
core.
El arduo ascenso pronto separ a los dbiles de los aplicados.
experto, experta nm, nf
El arduo ascenso pronto separ a los dbiles de los expertos.
ice core n
(sample taken of ice layers) ncleo de hielo nm
Ice cores are useful for climatic research.
magnetic core
ncleo magntico nf
rotten to the figurative (person: wicked)
podrido hasta la
coreadj
mdula expr
malvado, perverso,
infame adj
He seemed to be a good person, but in reality he was rotten to
the core.
Pareca buena persona pero, en realidad estaba podrido hasta
la mdula.
rotten to the figurative (system:
corrupto adj
coreadj
corrupt) (figurado)
There's no end to nepotism and corruption: the government's
rotten to the core.
El favoritismo y la corrupcin no terminan, este gobierno est
corrupto.

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'core' found in these entries

In the English description:
corer - corncob - heart - nucleus
Spanish:
corazn - pulpa - troncal - tronco - ncleo - seno - asignatura troncal -dogma - eje - el ojo del
huracn - entidad - entraa - hasta el tutano -mxima - medular - meollo - miga - tutano